Motion-picture-film feed



June 7, 1927.

E. H. AMET MOTION PICTURE FILM FEED Filed Sept. l5. 1926 Patented June 7, 1927.

EDWARD H. AMET, OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

IMOTION-PICTURE-FILM FEED.

Application filed September 15, 1926. Serial No. 135,540.

An object of this invention is to provide an extremely simple, cheap and positive means for intermittently moving motion picture film in either camera or projecting machine, and positively moving it for maintaining perfect registry and for securing perfect division of the film into picture spaces.

An object is to provide means for positively stopping the film between each two movements. A

An object is to provide .for starting and stopping the film gradually vand for speeding up the motion between the starting and stopping.

i5 An object is to effect the intermittent inotion with a continuous movement of the mechanism.

This invention is'broadly new, basic and pioneer in that it comprises in combination with a lm-way in which a lm having equally spaced perforations may be moved lengthwise; a dog extending along one side of the film-way and provided with a detent to enter the perforations; separate shafts on the other side of the film-way; two crank pins on such shafts; a parallel motion connecting rod journalled on said crank pins a tooth carried by said arallel motion connecting rod and adapte to move along the film-way and to move forward and backward through the film-way and through the lfilm perforations respectively and to engage the dog and move the detent out of film engaging position at each revolution of the crank pins; the dog and its detent being arranged to be in film stopping position when the tooth is retracted, and the tooth being arranged to engage the ldog to lift the detent from its film stopping position before the tooth engages the lihn to move it along the way. i

Various features of invention are employed for the purpose of holding the dog in position and preventing it from displacevment from working position; and the crankpins are mounted on disks, there being two pairs of crank disks, each pair being connected by a crank-pin so that the connecting rod carried by said pins may be between the disks, and provision is ma e for balancing the mechanism so that it will move smoothly.

A stop is also provided to prevent the .tooth from throwing'the dog too far; and said dog is resilient so that the action of the tooth thereon is without jar.

rod; Sis the Elm-way across Other objects, advantages and features of invention' may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description and the appended claims.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention.

Figure l is a front view of a film feed apparatus embodying this invention' with parts in iilm exposing position. i

Fig. is a fragmental front elevation of mechanism behind the film guide showing the parallel motion connecting rod and the crank mechanism for moving the same; the parts being in position for moving the film. Fig.-3 is a fragmental side elevation of the invention with film in place and the parallel motion bar and its tooth in dog lifting and in moving position. l

Fig. 4 is a fragmental side elevationshowing. the parts in film holding and exposing position.

The crank shaft 1 may be of any desired character and the cranks 2 and 3 are preferably formed of disks a, b, with'crank pins as at 4 and 5 to which the connecting rod 6 is journalled at its opposite ends. 7 is the reciprocating tooth of said connecting D which the tooth reciprocates and along which it travels to move the film in either direction.

9 indicates the film in such way provided with holes 10 through which the tooth 7 extends on its dog lifting and film operating movement.

11 is the lilm stop dog mounted on a spring operatedshaft 12 which holds the stop dog in a slot 13 that opens to the filmway and from whichthe tooth lifts the dog when the tooth extends through the ihnQ Said dog is provided with a detent 14 adapted to enter the hole 10 in the film which is brought into position to receive the detent at the moment before the tooth withdraws from one of the holes in the film. The dog has an elongate tooth contacting arm 15, 10o along which the tooth 'moves in contact t0 hold the detent retracted from the film while the tooth is moving the film.

1t is understood that various changes of proportionslengths and sizes may be made 105 and also the number of teeth or detents eniployed may be increased without changing the spirit of the invention.

1 claimt- 1. A motion picture film feed comprising 2110 a film guideway, a dog having an elongate arm and having a detent to enter a hole' in the film to hold the ilm stationary' a reciprocating tooth adapted to pass through a hole inthe film to en age said arm to lift the detent from the lm andto move the film longitudinally; and means for moving the tooth to and from the'arm and along the ilm-wa while in contactwith the arm; and for withdrawing the tooth rom the film and returning the tooth to initial position Ato again lift the dog and its detent and to move the film as before.

2. The combination with a' film-way, of

.u a dog on one side of the film-way provided vwith a detent to enter a hole in the motion picture film; two crank pins; means to lsimultaneously move the same; a parallel tooth from the film and retnrn it to initial position when so retracted.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, Caliornia, this 3rd day of September, 1926.

EDWARD H. AMET. 

